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Weak problem. What is bilingual teaching?

"Bilingual teaching" refers to using two languages as teaching media and mastering the second language by learning subject knowledge (for example, chemistry, mathematics, computer, etc.). Therefore, "bilingual teaching" is not a simple mother tongue plus a second language, but to cultivate students' comprehensive second language ability from listening, speaking, reading and writing, and to cultivate students' ability to think and solve problems in a second language. Its essence is to use teaching language to promote the development of students' language ability.

Its actual connotation varies from country to country and region to region. For example, in Canada, bilingual teaching generally refers to the form of teaching in French in English-speaking areas. In the United States, bilingual teaching generally refers to the subject teaching of Spanish. In Australia, bilingual teaching refers to teaching certain subjects in a non-native language (English). Its purpose is to make these countries with many immigrants better reflect their diversity and integration. In Europe, the situation of bilingual teaching is more complicated, and most of the languages involved are English, aiming at strengthening exchanges between countries, prospering the economy and forming a joint force. Bilingual teaching, which is being explored and experimented in China and many Asian countries and regions, generally refers to the system of teaching subjects in English. Therefore, the connotation of bilingual teaching, which began to be popularized on a trial basis, should also belong to this category. The basic requirement of bilingual education generally accepted in the world is to use two languages as teaching media in a planned and systematic way in the process of education, so that students can achieve smooth and natural development in the overall knowledge, bilingual ability and cultural learning and growth represented by these two languages. Here, the second language is the language and means of teaching, not the content or subject of teaching.